Arriva said this morning that the bus service is continuing to suffer disruption but the situation is slightly better than yesterday as trainees and additional drivers come through to replace those who didn't report for duty over the last few days.

It said the majority of issues are centred around the Floriana depot.

Spokesman Piers Marlow said, "We are expecting another difficult day, but we are seeing signs of improvement. I would like to apologise for the continued disruption and ask our passengers to bear with us as we try to implement a better quality standard of service."

Many commuters suffered delays of between one and two hours yesterday and Arriva revealed it was bringing in 55 drivers from Britain to replace drivers who did not show up for work.

The UK drivers are expected to stay here for a month while more Maltese drivers are recruited and trained.

The company hopes to get its bus schedules on line by the end of the week.

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